Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Sam Houston State University

If you plan to study homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, take a look at what Sam Houston State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 141 students received their master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting section at the bottom of this page.

SHSU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Doctorate Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SHSU offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SHSU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at SHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Sam Houston State University.

SHSU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

Of the 141 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SHSU, about 31% were men and 69% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degree from SHSU, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sam Houston State University with a master's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	77
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sam Houston State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	132
Homeland Security	24
Security Science and Technology	10

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Public Administration & Social Service

Careers That Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	60,260	$61,870
Firefighters	29,110	$52,520
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Managers	20,710	$122,130

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.